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Ashford road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 429 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 1983, and 554 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1982 (417), and casualties fell from 557.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,746 collisions in Ashford.

Collisions in 1983
429
Up 3% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
554
Down 1% on 1982
Fatal collisions
12
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 1983

2.8% of collisions in Ashford in 1983 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.8%
  • Serious10925%
  • Slight30872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious13124%
  • Slight41074%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 1983 is highlighted, with 429, up 3% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025256356
2024261348
2023307446
2022258373
2021248339
2020242351
2019310464
2018310447
2017313464
2016318449
2015341499
2014352491
2013376517
2012374541
2011353485
2010396534
2009424613
2008443613
2007442589
2006458667
2005451631
2004466617
2003494641
2002486660
2001463621
2000481662
1999485683
1998422588
1997404586
1996433637
1995445621
1994457602
1993431614
1992414549
1991431598
1990472652
1989466620
1988422556
1987462595
1986451585
1985390521
1984454566
1983429554
1982417557
1981430590
1980423534
1979385502

When and where crashes happen in Ashford in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (11%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (18%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday70 (16%)
  • Sunday42 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.4%)
  • February27 (6.3%)
  • March28 (6.5%)
  • April33 (7.7%)
  • May38 (8.9%)
  • June42 (9.8%)
  • July48 (11%)
  • August30 (7%)
  • September40 (9.3%)
  • October36 (8.4%)
  • November45 (10%)
  • December39 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (13%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (68%)
  • Wet or damp122 (28%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Snow5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph194 (45%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph196 (46%)
  • 70 mph13 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway368 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (26%)
  • Cyclist52 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian51 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1545 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20160 (29%)
  • 21 to 2572 (13%)
  • 26 to 3575 (14%)
  • 36 to 4558 (10%)
  • 46 to 5546 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.2%)
  • Over 7513 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider359 (65%)
  • Passenger144 (26%)
  • Pedestrian51 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car460 (61%)
  • Motorcycle137 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle20 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Ashford

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ashford ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 1983.

Collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 1983

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 1983: 85, including 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2885114023
2ndA204561211
3rdA292404618
4thA2070293918
5thA251151602
6thA262111614
7thB2080101621
8thA25291011
9thB206791102
10thB222991012
11thB20748801
12thB208261100
13thA2745803
14thB20775903
15thM205900
16thB21644602
17thA20732300
18thA2071100
19thB20701100

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 1983

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 1983: 176.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 1983

TN23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 1983: 107.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 1983, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 1983.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years